11:25 PM,
Dec. 13, 2012

Donated blankets were piled up at Blank-Fest at Bruxelles in Nyack in 2010. Attendees are asked to bring a blanket.

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James O?Rourke

He's got a lineup of legendary indie rock acts ready to go, a popular venue and a history that includes collecting more than 10,000 donations in a 15-year span, but as Kenn Rowell and his cadre of volunteers put the final touches on Sunday's Blank-Fest, he's worried.

"I can tell you that we expect numbers to be down. ? We're expecting people are going to be Sandied out," Rowell said. "Maybe people have gone out and given money for hurricane relief that they otherwise would have spent on a blanket and that's fine - just as long as someone, somewhere is getting the help they need."